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Paternity / other parent's leave allowance (EO)

Urlaub des andern Elternteils (Vaterschaftsurlaub, EO) / Congé de paternité

Paid by Ausgleichskassen (Erwerbsersatzordnung EO) · 🇨🇭 Switzerland

What this pays

The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.

Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.

Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on pregnancy, new baby or adoption — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.

Who qualifies

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The 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.

The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.

2 documents you'll need

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Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.

Where this comes from

Erwerbstätige Väter haben nach der Geburt ihres Kindes Anspruch auf einen Urlaub von 2 Wochen, der über die EO entschädigt wird. Der Vaterschaftsurlaub muss innert 6 Monaten nach der Geburt bezogen werden.

https://www.bsv.admin.ch/de/eo-elternschaft

A researcher has read this record against the official page.

Verified on 12 August 2026

Source: www.bsv.admin.ch

Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule

Other family & children support in Switzerland

Orphan's and child pensions (AHV/IV) Waisenrente und Kinderrente der AHV/IV · Ausgleichskassen AHV/IV ●●●● Not human-checked Maternity allowance (EO) Mutterschaftsentschädigung (MSE) / Allocation de maternité (EO/APG) · Ausgleichskassen (Erwerbsersatzordnung EO) ●●●● Verified

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At a glance

Type	One-off payment
Applying	Through your employer
Deadline	Leave must be taken within 6 months after the birth
Run by	National government
Record	Read by a researcher

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Paternity / other parent's leave allowance (EO)

What this pays

Who qualifies

2 documents you'll need

Where this comes from

Other family & children support in Switzerland

Similar programmes

Adoption leave allowance (EO)

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Maternity allowance (EO)

Geneva advance and recovery of maintenance payments (SCARPA)